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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Grayed items in trading
« on: June 09, 2011, 04:18:20 am »
Why do some items appear grayed out in the trading windows ?

I know that elves do not want things made out of wood, but last night I was trading with humans (I think) and they didn't want half the crafts (robes) I had to offer...

Does each trading party have an item type that they do not want ?

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DF Gameplay Questions / My miners found a cave ! Now what ?
« on: June 08, 2011, 04:35:25 am »
I've stumbled upon a big cave... I walled it for the moment, will go exploring later, with a squad. How can I make sure that there are no monsters anymore in there ? Should I see them ?

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DF Suggestions / Happiness / Spiral of fun
« on: June 06, 2011, 07:12:22 am »
My beautiful fortress seems to be in a spiral towards fun : some dwarves died, their friends went berserk and were taken out by the military, and now their friends are too throwing tantrums !

Is the game maybe a little too harsh on dwarves that have a friend die ? It punishes you for letting them have friends/family... A dwarf with many friends should be consoled, not throw more tantrums !

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DF Suggestions / Should all rooms be zones, like the hospital
« on: June 06, 2011, 03:20:17 am »
Why is it that, to make a hospital, I have to define a zone, but not to define a bedroom ? What's so different about the two rooms ?

Should all rooms be set by zones ?

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DF Gameplay Questions / The game punishes you for being social ?
« on: June 06, 2011, 03:17:36 am »
Hi, my beautiful fortress seems to be in a spiral towards fun : some dwarves died, their friends went berserk and were taken out by the military, and now their friends are too throwing tantrums !

Is there a way to raise happiness ? Throw a party, give free beers ? :)

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DF Gameplay Questions / Enemies in cage traps.
« on: June 02, 2011, 06:49:06 am »
I've built a lot of cage traps in front the entrance, and have caught a few ambushes.

What do I do with my prisoners ? Can I trade them, and how ? I read that you could use them to train your military, how do you do that ?

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DF Suggestions / Show empty bedrooms
« on: June 02, 2011, 04:43:01 am »
When you have a lot of Dwarves, keeping track of who has a bedroom becomes tedious. Is there a way to show which bedrooms are empty, and which dwarves are without their own bedrooms ?


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DF Suggestions / Set offices to "mayor", not a specific dwarf
« on: June 02, 2011, 04:28:17 am »
Is it possible to set an office to a profession, and not a specific dwarf ? That way, we the mayor changes the new one just takes over the mayoral office.

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DF Gameplay Questions / Where to look for magma ?
« on: June 01, 2011, 07:32:13 am »
I'm getting sick of using charcoal, I want a magma smelter ! :)

I haven't found magma yet, though... Where to look for it ? Are there clues or should I just start digging out every floor ?

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DF Gameplay Questions / Jail design
« on: June 01, 2011, 05:28:57 am »
How do you guys design your jails ? For the moment my jail is composed of 4 cages :)

I've read on the wiki that with a chain, a dwarf may sleep in a bed, work, eat by himself.

How big do you make jail cells ?

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DF Gameplay Questions / No farms ? What are we going to eat ?
« on: May 31, 2011, 10:24:57 am »
Hi, I'm a dwarf fortress beginner, loving the game so far.

One problem though : How can the dwarves survive if there's no soil for a farm, either outside or in the fortress ? Should I just start over until I find some soil, or is there something about farming I'm not getting ?

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DF Gameplay Questions / There is nothing to catch in the central swamps
« on: May 31, 2011, 03:39:35 am »
I see this message from time to time ... what does it mean ? I didn't know I was next to a swamp.

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DF Gameplay Questions / Build a two-story wall without getting stuck ?
« on: May 31, 2011, 01:07:35 am »
Hi all, I'm trying to build a big wall to protect my pasture outside the fortress.

A dwarf seems to have gotten stuck building the second floor of the wall, how can I free him ? (ie remove some of the wall)

Is there a way to build a wall on top of another wall so that dwarves won't get stuck, or do I have to build it one block at a time ?

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